After some incredible work, Route 4 from Rutland to Bridgewater will be open today! This means that Killington will once again be accessible from all directions and ready for the fall foliage season as well as Brewfest. The fact that they were able to repair this road in less than 3 weeks is incredible give the amount of damage that was done: [salbumphotos=18,160,3,n,y,taken_timestamp] All I can say is great work!
Don’t believe the hype! Killington’s Brewfest 2011 is on! While Irene did cause quite a bit of havoc across the state, Vermonters are very resilient and work on repairing the damage began the day after the storm passed through. The Killington Island is well on its way to being accessible from all directions, and the Access Road was left pretty much untouched. This means that the 16th annual Killington Brewfest is indeed happening on Saturday, Read more…
I’m not sure of the origin of this photo, but it shows Route 4 between Killington and Mendon before and after Hurricane Irene passed through. Crazy…
The economic impact of Irene is already being felt on the Killington area, especially with this being Labor Day weekend, and leaf-peeping season just around the corner. Already, the following cancellations have taken place: Pico Mountain has been closed for the summer season. The Killington golf course has been closed until futher notice. Killington has closed down mountain biking for the season so that they can focus on preparing for the winter season. Killington Mountain Read more…
After getting off to a slow start (no updates were posted for several days after the storm), the Town of Killington website is now posting updates several times per day about the status of the Hurricane Irene cleanup efforts. This is the best place to go to find out what is happening in Killington. As far as being “on the ground” here, we’re stuck in the general area, but the stores are stocked, many businesses Read more…
After complaints that 511.vermont.gov is only tracking state roads and not local/town roads, Google and VTrans have worked together to come up with a new website which tracks road and bridge closures, flooding and other information across the state. The new map is much easier to use and more clearly shows marked road closures. Click here to view the entire map with legend.
Every hour there is a little more progress being made with restoring service and access to the area. We’re happy to report on the following new updates: Power is back on to the West Hill Rd area. That area has been without power since about 4pm on Sunday, so it’s great to have it back! Killington Mountain has begun their post-Irene cleanup. Work is progressing and they are hoping to re-open for golf, mountain biking Read more…